Baghdad’s long night ends with an agreement between Al-Kazemi and Al-Asaib.

Social networking sites caught fire the night before last with what appeared to be a new confrontation between Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and another faction of the armed factions, “Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq”, led by Qais Khazali. Al-Kazemi’s last confrontation was with the “Hezbollah Brigades” in the first days of his assumption of power, through what became known as the “Baathist operation”. And since the two operations ended with a settlement through intermediaries within the Shiite home, while the “operation Al-Buathi” appeared to be a setback for Al-Kazemi in his first confrontation with the factions, the operation on Saturday The night represented an improvement in the performance of the security services, in addition to Al-Kazemi himself, who appeared this The time is stricter to face the crisis in terms of imposing the prestige of the State.
Al-Asaib, through its leaders, had defended a person who belonged to him on suspicion of having launched a missile against the US embassy in the Green Zone, but it fell on a house and killed 7 members of a family. Al-Asaib considered his arrest a “malicious accusation” and that he did not participate in the launching of the cry. Although a document showed that the person who was arrested was handed over as part of a conciliation agreement to the security of the “Popular Mobilization” linked to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, which is Al-Kazemi, a source close to the Prime Minister. Minister told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that “the detainee was not handed over to Anywhere, including the safety (of the crowd),” indicating that “he is subject to investigation by the competent authorities for the charges against him. , and therefore the Judicial Power will be the decisive factor for it ”.
Al-Kazemi, who responded to what appeared to be a show of force by Al-Asaib, although he denied that he did not move his forces into Baghdad. Rather, what circulated were old videos, toured the streets of Baghdad, and on a night that was the coldest this winter. The tour took Al-Kazemi to the exclusive Al-Mansour neighborhood, where he took pictures with dozens of citizens gathered around him, and the tour took him to the city of Al-Kadhimiya, north of Baghdad, where he visited the shrine of the Imam al-Kadhim.
Al-Kazemi was, before reaching an agreement, this time he seemed ready for a showdown. On his Twitter account, he wrote: “The security of Iraq is a trust on our neck. We will not submit to adventure or diligence. We have worked quietly and quietly to restore the trust of the people, the security services and the military. in the state, after he was rocked by the adventures of outlaws. ” He added: “We ask for a truce to prevent our country from being thrown into another absurd adventure, but we are prepared for a decisive confrontation if necessary.”
The matter appeared to be a clear and energetic message at a time when the mediators began their consultations with the two parties in order to reach an agreement at a time when large forces were deployed in different areas of Baghdad, outside the Division. Special or the Anti-Terrorism Service, to deal with any news.
And on the nature of the confrontation and the deal, Dr. Hussein Allawi, professor of national security at Nahrain University and director of the Akkad Center for Strategic Affairs and Political Studies, told Asharq Al-Awsat that “there is a change in the spirit of the Iraqi authority to transfer the desire of the community to live under the roof of the state, and one of the pillars of this is to enforce the law and neutralize Iraq from the conflict between the United States and Iran. ”He added: a major problem that is weapons outside the country, and their ability to adjust and agree with the conflictive regional agenda with the United States, especially regarding the conflict between the United States and Iran, “indicating that” the Iraqi government is working to prevent the use of our lands as a missile platform against US interests viewing Iran. That it is necessary to point him to transfer the negotiation file to his nuclear file. Allawi said that “Iran has abandoned armed groups during the period of transition of power in the United States of America, but this will not cause Biden to relinquish his position in the circle of conflict rather than wait to lead them towards cooperation.”
Regarding the measures taken by Baghdad this time, Allawi says: “The move of the Iraqi government was effective this time in pulling Iraq out of the intense and complex interlocking conflict, the law enforcement process and ending a great legacy that it was based on embarrassing the Iraqi government by impeding its ability to stop missile attacks against US interests in Iraq. And about Al-Kazemi’s appearance on the street, Allawi says: “When Al-Kazemi went out on the street, he wanted to send several messages simultaneously, and it seemed that the messages were arriving.”
For his part, the leader of “Asaib Ahl al-Haq” affirmed his movement’s commitment to the working contexts of the state and the law. Khazali said, in a tweet, that “what happened since the arrest of a member of the (Popular Mobilization) for a malicious charge was treated with reason and prudence”, stating: “We are committed to the State and its institutions.” He added: “We affirm the right of the resistance to end the presence of US military forces and at the same time preserve the country’s prestige by not targeting diplomatic missions.”
In the context of this, the Joint Operations Command confirmed that the capital, Baghdad, is safe, and that the leadership stepped up the intelligence effort by pursuing the rocket launchers. Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, said in a press release: “The Joint Operations Command, and through the Baghdad Operations Command and sectors advancing with it, and through the situation stable security that represents the capital, Baghdad, has the capacities and capabilities to stop any deterioration of the situation. Security “. He added that “the capital, Baghdad, enjoys security through the Baghdad Operations Command and the deployed units of the Ministry of Defense and Interior, which work with great effort, as well as the (Popular Mobilization Forces) and units of the Ministry of Security Nacional, as well as intelligence services and other security services, which operate with high efficiency and capacity. “